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Adam Craig Gilchrist

Born: 14 November 1971, Bellingen, New South Wales
Major Teams: New South Wales, Western Australia, Australia.
Known As: Adam Gilchrist
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Other: Wicket-Keeper


Test Debut: Australia v Pakistan at Brisbane, 1st Test, 1999/00
Latest Test:
Australia v Pakistan at Sharjah, 3rd Test, 2002/03

ODI Debut:
Australia v South Africa at Faridabad, Titan Cup, 1996/97
Latest ODI:
Australia v Sri Lanka at Colombo (RPS), ICC Champions Trophy, 2002/03

First-class Debut: New South Wales v Tasmania at Sydney, 1992/93

List A Debut: New South Wales v Tasmania at Sydney, 1992/93

Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy 1991
New South Wales 1992/93 to 1993/94
Western Australia Vice-Captain 1996/97 to 2000/01
Australian Vice-Captain Aug 2000 to present
Western Australia Captain 2001/02 to present
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2002

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (including 19/10/2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   34   48   9  2282  204*  58.51  80.43   6  12  132  11

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling               -      -     -    -    -     -      -   -    -    -

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
 (including 27/09/2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  144  139   5  4507  154   33.63  89.81   7  25  202  34

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling               -      -     -    -    -     -      -   -    -    -

FIRST-CLASS
 (1992/93 - 2002/03; last updated 09/11/2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  121  182  34  6762  204*  45.68  19  27  484  29

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling               -      -     -    -    -     -      -   -    -    -

LIST A LIMITED OVERS
 (1992/93 - 2002/03; last updated 09/11/2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  203  193  13  5935  154   32.97   8  33  292  43

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling               2      0    10    0    -     -      0   0    -   5.00

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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The current Australian vice-captain, Adam Gilchrist is one of the world's most exciting cricketers. Originally from New South Wales, he made his entry to first-class cricket as a specialist batsman but ultimately relocated when it became obvious that his desire to become a first-class wicketkeeper would not be fulfilled in his home state. In 1994-95, he duly elected to transfer to Western Australia, where he quickly displaced former international player, Tim Zoehrer. He has not looked back since.

Although Gilchrist's elevation to national honours was not without controversy (as it was made at the expense of the ever-popular Ian Healy), he has subsequently become an integral member of Australian Test and One-Day International line-ups. His talent and general cricketing acumen have also seen him come to occupy a position among Australia's core group of leaders over recent years. He has already captained his country twice at Test level - in Adelaide in late 2000 and at Headingley the following year.

Moreover, Gilchrist has exerted a major impact in both forms of the game, complementing his skills as a gloveman by filling a vital niche as a dashing opener at one-day level and as a prolific scorer of runs down the order in the longer version of the game. Many of his performances have been outstanding. Numbered among these are his attainment of the then highest individual score by an Australian at ODI level (in Melbourne in 1998-99) and his pivotal role (in only his second Test) in a match sure to be cast long into the future as one of Australia's most famous wins - the victory over Pakistan in Hobart in 1999-2000. With his scintillating 122 against India in the Mumbai Test of 2000-01, he registered the second-fastest century by an Australian in Test history; he struck the then fastest Test double century in Johannesburg in early 2002; and he also currently shares the world record for the most number of dismissals (six, in Cape Town in 1999-2000) in a ODI innings.

Behind the stumps, Gilchrist is both agile and reliable. With the bat, he is one of the game's foremost attacking strokemakers and he has a relish for punishing loose bowling that makes him a thrilling player to watch. There are very few cricketers who are his equal in either respect. (John Polack, June 2002)

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